CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (18)

Name: CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (18)
Start: 2003-11-03T07:20:04.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

3 NOV 2003

07:20

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Fanhui Shi Weixing is a series of Chinese recoverable reconnaissance satellites.

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.

Height

38.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

232 T

Thrust

2,962 kN